Hey everybody. My name is Travis Toy, and I am a professional musician in Nashville, TN. Let me tell you a little about myself...I was born and raised in Midway, KY. I started playing the drums at age 11, and quickly moved on to other stringed instruments. My dad, Ron Toy, was a multi-instrumentalist who influenced and encouraged me to pursue music. At the age of 13 I fell in love with the sound of Pedal Steel Guitar, and dedicated the next several years of my life to an intense study of the instrument. Along the way I also picked up guitar, bass, dobro, and banjo. I moved to Nashville in December of '99 to pursue my dream of a career in music. I quickly began working as a road musician, and before long found myself on stage with many of my musical heroes. I am very blessed to do what I love for a living, and I will never take it for granted. For those that are interested, I've listed some of my live, television, and recording credits below. Thanks for visiting my page, and feel free to leave a comment or send me a message.
TELEVISION APPEARANCES:
American Idol
The Grand Ole Opry
Dancing With The Stars
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Jimmy Kimmel Live
ESPN's Cold Pizza
The Grammy Awards
The Country Music Association Awards (CMA)
The Academy Of Country Music Awards (ACM)
The Country Music Television Awards (CMT)
The American Music Awards (AMA)
CMT's Most Wanted Live
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Good Morning America
The Today Show
The View
The CBS Early Show
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
The Ellen Show
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
The Wayne Brady Show
Mountain Stage
LIVE & STUDIO:
Bryan White - '01 Tour & Studio (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar)
Shannon Brown - '01-'02 Tour (Pedal Steel)
Kevin Denney - '02 Tour (Lead Guitar)
James Otto - Studio (Dobro)
The Dixie Bee Liners - Studio (Dobro)
Josh Turner - Live Performances (Dobro)
Steve Wariner - Live Performances (Pedal Steel, Dobro)
Vince Gill - Live Performances (Pedal Steel, Dobro)
Kelly Clarkson - Live Performance (Pedal Steel)
LeeAnn Womack - Live Performance (Pedal Steel)
Jamie O'Neal - Live Performances & Studio (Pedal Steel, Dobro)
Dan Tyminski - Live Performances (Dobro)
The Del McCoury Band - Live Performances (Dobro)
Alison Krauss - Live Performance (Dobro)
Jedd Hughes - Live Performances (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar)
Patty Loveless - '03-'04 Tour (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar)
Rascal Flatts - '04 - Current Tour & Studio (Pedal Steel, Dobro, Guitar, Banjo, Bass)
Some pictures of me out on the road...
